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Whole Story: Dodd [chairman of the Senate banking committee] Unable to Avoid Countrywide Questions
In July, many weeks after it had emerged that Sen. Chris Dodd had received VIP treatment when issued two re-financed home mortgages in 2003, I had asked him whether he'd be releasing further documentation about that deal with Countrywide Financial. Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, said he would and that it would demonstrate his contention that he'd received no special deal.
On Sept. 10, I had another chance in a Senate office hallway to ask the senator about the documents. "At some point," he said, "I'll get to it."
A week ago, the Courant got another answer from Dodd about his intentions for release: "Not right now. No." That was quickly followed with a statement from an aide that the senator "will release them, and he still intends to do that. He intends to do that, not at this time.
Today, the New York Times got into the act, issuing an editorial demanding that Dodd produce the long-awaited mortgage documents. It concluded: "Mr. Dodd admits he was extended 'courtesies' by Countrywide. It's time for him to extend some courtesy to his constituents and the rest of the nation and release the records on the mortgages, without delay."
In July, many weeks after it had emerged that Sen. Chris Dodd had received VIP treatment when issued two re-financed home mortgages in 2003, I had asked him whether he'd be releasing further documentation about that deal with Countrywide Financial. Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, said he would and that it would demonstrate his contention that he'd received no special deal.
On Sept. 10, I had another chance in a Senate office hallway to ask the senator about the documents. "At some point," he said, "I'll get to it."
A week ago, the Courant got another answer from Dodd about his intentions for release: "Not right now. No." That was quickly followed with a statement from an aide that the senator "will release them, and he still intends to do that. He intends to do that, not at this time.
Today, the New York Times got into the act, issuing an editorial demanding that Dodd produce the long-awaited mortgage documents. It concluded: "Mr. Dodd admits he was extended 'courtesies' by Countrywide. It's time for him to extend some courtesy to his constituents and the rest of the nation and release the records on the mortgages, without delay."
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